After overcoming regulatory hurdles and environmental protests to resume offshore oil drilling in the Arctic, Royal Dutch Shell abruptly reversed course in September and suspended its efforts “for the foreseeable future” when an exploratory well produced disappointing results.

In 1915, Joseph Conrad wrote “The Shadow Line.” First published in a New York City magazine, the novella tells the story of a young deck officer who left a prestigious position on a modern British steamship.

Perhaps lost in the prestige and interest generated by being the first LNG-fueled, Tier 4 offshore supply vessel in the United States with an ABS Enviro+ classification, is that Harvey Energy could easily garner a four- or five-star hotel rating.

A barge-mounted crane struck a New Orleans bridge and fell onto a towing vessel in 2014, killing the captain, after he failed to establish his air draft and ensure that the bridge was raised high enough, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.

Matson Navigation Co. must pay $6.5 million in fines and compensation plus as much as $9.5 million for infrastructure removal after 233,000 gallons of molasses spilled into Honolulu Harbor in September 2013.

A Mississippi River towboat capsized and sank near St. Louis in July 2014 because the captain continued to operate the vessel despite a hull breach, the National Transportation Safety Board has determined.

An offshore supply vessel (OSV) struck a natural gas production platform in the Louisiana Gulf last year because of poor watchkeeping and improper operations by the captain and the mate, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

The industry is bracing for updated standards for electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS) that go into effect in August 2016, as deck officers face a training certification deadline by the end of the year.